The Mangools Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Mangools in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Mangools
The Insider’s Guide
Bundle of five SEO tools led by the KWFinder keyword research app
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among SEO tools, read from Mangools’s own pages.
Made by Mangools (CodeCat s.r.o.) · checked Oct 17, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Mangools’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Mangools’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 17, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.0
GPA, above 1 of the 21 other SEO tools we grade
Mangools is a set of five web-based SEO tools sold as one subscription: KWFinder for keyword research, SERPChecker for search results, SERPWatcher for rank tracking, LinkMiner for backlinks and SiteProfiler for domain metrics. Plans are now sold as a bundle with AI Search Watcher, which tracks how AI chat tools answer chosen prompts. Limits are counted as lookups per 24 hours.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Mangools, taken from its own pages and our grades.
The tools are pitched at bloggers and read simply, but daily lookup caps and setting up rank tracking take some getting used to.
- 1
Best for simple keyword research for bloggers
Rankings only update weekly below the Agency plan, though, and none of the five is a site audit.
- 2
Paid plans start at $37.70 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $37.70 per month, billed annually ($61 billed monthly).
- 3
There is a free plan
Free plan, no card needed: 5 KWFinder lookups per 24 hours, each showing 15 related and 5 competitor keywords, plus the free mini tools.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web, with a browser extension too.
- 5
KWFinder
Find keyword ideas with search volume and a keyword difficulty score, by keyword or by the domain that ranks, for locations down to city level.
- 6
SERPChecker
Inspect localized search results with SERP features and metrics for every ranking page; each check counts as one SERP lookup.
- 7
SERPWatcher
Track rankings for 200 to 1,500 keywords; updates are weekly, or daily on the Agency plan. Desktop and mobile count separately.
- 8
A 2.0 GPA, above 1 of 21
That is against the other SEO tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Mangools you would be making search volumes for millions of keywords, gathered and kept up to date. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Mangools at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $37.70 per month, billed annually ($61 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web, Browser extension
- Made by
- Mangools (CodeCat s.r.o.), since 2014
- Category
- SEO Tools
- Our grade
- 2.0 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for simple keyword research for bloggers
Mangools is five easy SEO tools sold as one, led by KWFinder for keyword research, with SERP checks, rank tracking, backlinks and now AI answer tracking. Basic is $37.70 a month on yearly billing, right in the middle of what this category charges. Rankings only update weekly below the Agency plan, though, and none of the five is a site audit.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Basic is $37.70 a month on yearly billing ($61 monthly), exactly this category's middle. That buys 100 keyword lookups a day, 200 tracked keywords and 500 AI prompts. Paying monthly costs a lot more, and refunds only run for 48 hours. |
| Free plan and trial | C | A free plan with no card: 5 keyword lookups every 24 hours, each showing 15 related keywords. Enough to see how it works, not enough to do research. There's no trial of the paid plans. |
| Features | C | Keyword research down to city level, SERP checks, rank tracking, backlinks from Majestic's index, domain metrics and AI answer tracking on every plan. The gaps: rankings update weekly except on Agency, and none of the five tools audits your site. |
| Ease of use | C | No rating on record. The tools are pitched at bloggers and read simply, but daily lookup caps and setting up rank tracking take some getting used to. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Web plus a browser extension, with Looker Studio the one integration on the listing. No desktop or phone app. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Mangools is for
- Great if you're a blogger who mostly needs keyword ideas and difficulty scores
- Handy when you want local keyword data down to city level
- Good for freelancers who want simple tools at a middling price
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you need daily rankings, as they update weekly below the Agency plan
- Not for you if you want technical site audits, which none of the five tools does
- Tight if you research in bursts, since lookups reset every 24 hours
Good to know
Good for
- Bloggers and small-site owners who mainly need keyword research
- Freelancers who want simple tools at a lower monthly price
- Small teams that can share one account's daily limits
Worth knowing
- Rank tracking updates weekly except on the Agency plan, which updates daily.
- Basic has no extra seats; sub-users on Premium and Agency share the parent account's limits.
- Lookups reset every 24 hours, so heavy research days can hit the cap.
- Refunds are offered only within 48 hours of a payment.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$37.70
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Mangools has a free plan. Paid plans start at $37.70 per month, billed annually ($61 billed monthly).
Enough to see how it works, not enough to do research.
Free
$0
5 keyword lookups per 24 hours with 15 related and 5 competitor keywords per lookup.
Mangools Basic
$37.70
per month, billed annually ($61 billed monthly)
1 user, 100 keyword and 100 SERP lookups per 24 hours, 200 tracked keywords updated weekly, 100,000 backlinks a month, 500 AI prompts.
Mangools Premium
$52.70
per month, billed annually ($81 billed monthly)
3 extra seats, 500 keyword and SERP lookups per 24 hours, 700 tracked keywords updated weekly, 500,000 backlinks a month.
Mangools Agency
$97.70
per month, billed annually ($141 billed monthly)
5 extra seats, 1,200 keyword and SERP lookups per 24 hours, 1,500 tracked keywords updated daily, 1.2 million backlinks a month.
The free plan
Free plan, no card needed: 5 KWFinder lookups per 24 hours, each showing 15 related and 5 competitor keywords, plus the free mini tools.
Read from mangools.com on Oct 17, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save up to 35% with annual billing
Mangools' FAQ puts the saving from annual plans at up to 35%. Basic is $452.40 a year billed annually against $61 a month billed monthly.
Stated on mangools.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
2
Places it runs: Web and Browser extension
Bundle of five SEO tools led by the KWFinder keyword research app. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, keyword research, rank tracking, backlink analysis.
The gaps: rankings update weekly except on Agency, and none of the five tools audits your site.
- KWFinder
- Find keyword ideas with search volume and a keyword difficulty score, by keyword or by the domain that ranks, for locations down to city level.
- SERPChecker
- Inspect localized search results with SERP features and metrics for every ranking page; each check counts as one SERP lookup.
- SERPWatcher
- Track rankings for 200 to 1,500 keywords; updates are weekly, or daily on the Agency plan. Desktop and mobile count separately.
- LinkMiner and SiteProfiler
- Browse a site's backlinks, drawn from Majestic's index, and get an overview of any domain's SEO metrics.
- AI Search Watcher PRO
- Included in every plan: monitor up to 500 prompts across several AI models, with unlimited monitors and multiple checks per prompt.
Where it runs
- Web
- Browser extension
What it works with
- Looker Studio
Mangools is made by Mangools (CodeCat s.r.o.), and has been around since 2014.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
1/21
Other SEO tools it is graded above
Mangools's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 1 of the 21 other SEO tools we grade, and level with 4.
Its paid plans start at $37.70 a month, against a middle price of $34.45 for the category: 11 of the 21 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 9 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 22 SEO tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Mangools’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 6 of 21
- CFree plan and trialAbove 2 of 21
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 21
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 21
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 21
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 22 SEO tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Mangools is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Mangools you would be making search volumes for millions of keywords, gathered and kept up to date. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 16 of the 21 other SEO tools grade higher. It costs $452.40 a year.
What you could not
- Search volumes for millions of keywords, gathered and kept up to date.
- An index of the links between billions of web pages.
- Daily checks of where your pages rank in search results.
- It plugs into other products, Looker Studio among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Mangools’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Ubersuggest, SE Ranking, Serpstat, Ahrefs and Wincher
The 5 tools Mangools is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
Ubersuggest
Free plan · from $29/mo
Low-cost SEO tool for keyword ideas, site audits and rank tracking.
- Ubersuggest also covers site audit.
- 2.2GPA
SE Ranking
Free trial · from $103.20/mo
SEO platform for rank tracking, audits, research and AI visibility.
- Mangools has a free plan. SE Ranking does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Mangools lists a browser extension.
- SE Ranking also covers reports and site audit.
- 2.0GPA
Serpstat
Free trial · from $50/mo
All-in-one SEO platform for research, rank tracking and site audits.
- Mangools has a free plan. Serpstat does not, though it has a free trial.
- Serpstat also covers reports and site audit.
- 2.0GPA
Ahrefs
Free plan · from $29/mo
SEO toolset for backlinks, keyword research, audits and rank tracking.
- Ahrefs also covers site audit.
- 2.2GPA
Wincher
Free trial · from $49/mo
Daily keyword rank tracker with competitor and local tracking.
- Mangools has a free plan. Wincher does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Mangools lists a browser extension.
- Mangools also covers backlink analysis.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Mangools free?
Mangools has a free plan. Free plan, no card needed: 5 KWFinder lookups per 24 hours, each showing 15 related and 5 competitor keywords, plus the free mini tools.
How much does Mangools cost?
Mangools lists 4 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Mangools work on?
Mangools is available on Web. It also has a browser extension.
Does Mangools offer any discounts?
Mangools publicly lists the following: Save up to 35% with annual billing.
Does Mangools have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Mangools is listed for Web.
Does Mangools have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. Mangools is listed for Web.
Is Mangools open source?
Mangools is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 17, 2026.
Does Mangools have an API?
Yes. Mangools offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Mangools integrate with?
Mangools's listing names Looker Studio. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Mangools?
Mangools is made by Mangools (CodeCat s.r.o.). It dates from 2014.
What are the alternatives to Mangools?
The closest alternatives to Mangools in our directory are Ubersuggest, SE Ranking, Serpstat, Ahrefs and Wincher.
How does Mangools compare with other SEO tools?
Mangools's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 1 of the 21 other SEO tools we grade, and level with 4.
Is Mangools good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Mangools C for value for money. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4.
Could I make my own version of Mangools?
To replace Mangools you would be making search volumes for millions of keywords, gathered and kept up to date.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Mangools’s own pages on Oct 17, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 17, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Mangools's own pages on 17 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Mangools (CodeCat s.r.o.). Prices change, so check mangools.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
1,880
Tools graded, in 47 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
ToolGPA is free to read. It may earn a commission from affiliate links and it works with sponsors, but anything paid for is labelled and no one can pay for a grade. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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categories
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What else is on toolgpa.com
- Mangools, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/mangools
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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